diff --git a/src/lib/mongodb.ts b/src/lib/mongodb.ts
index d5820e8f..a64ce2ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/mongodb.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mongodb.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import {MongoClient} from "mongodb";
 
-if (!process.env.MONGODB_URI) {
-	throw new Error('Invalid/Missing environment variable: "MONGODB_URI"');
-}
-
-const uri = process.env.MONGODB_URI;
+const uri = process.env.MONGODB_URI || "";
 const options = {};
 
 let client: MongoClient;